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NEW DELHI: Actor Aamir Khan has taken full responsibility for the debacle of 'Thugs Of Hindustan', and has apologised to the audience for not being able to entertain them even though the team tried hard to give the high budget film its best shot.

Aamir interacted with the media at the second edition of Cinestaan India's Storyteller Script Contest 2018 along with writers Juhi Chaturvedi and Anjum Rajabali here.

Acknowledging the failure of 'Thugs Of Hindostan', in which he united with megastar Amitabh Bachchan for the first time, Aamir said: "I think we went wrong and I would like to take full responsibility for that. We tried very hard to make a good film and we didn't hold back from putting in our entire effort, but somewhere or the other we went wrong.

"There are people who have liked the film and we are thankful to them, but they are in a minority. Most people didn't like our film -- we are aware of that."
Over the years, Aamir Khan has had a loyal audience which he has earned through films like 'Taare Zameen Par', 'Ghajini', '3 Idiots;, and 'PK'.

"I want to apologise to my audience also as this time I wasn't able to entertain them. I know people came in theatres with a lot of expectations but they didn't enjoy the film.

"Audience is free to say what they feel about the film. What I can say is that we certainly tried our level best and I am feeling really bad that we didn't succeed in entertaining the audience. So, next time we will try harder."

Produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, the film was one of the most anticipated Bollywood movie this year. It was widely panned by the audience and critics.

Asked if he had an intuition about the film's failure before it released, Aamir said: "I don't feel comfortable to talk about all these things publicly because when I am doing a film, I feel really close to it. It is like our own child, so if the film hasn't succeeded to leave its mark, then also it will remain like my child."

5 Aamir Khan Films That Were Complete Flops At The Box-Office

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Aamir Khan Movies You Might Not Have Heard Of

14 Mar, 2018

From 'Taare Zameen Par' to 'Secret Superstar', actor Aamir Khan has given the Indian film industry many gems in the recent year. It took the superstar years of learning from his mistakes and taking up projects that he identified with.
But before becoming the Mr Perfectionist of Bollywood, the actor had worked on a number of films that failed to set the cash registers ringing.
Here's a look at few movies from his late '80s and early '90s that bombed at the box-office after his debut hit 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak' in 1988.

Love Love Love (1989)

13 Mar, 2018

Immediately after 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak', the instant fan-favourite couple - Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla - were seen in 'Love Love Love'. The love-triumps-all story about a son of taxi driver and daughter of a rich businessman was directed and produced by Babbar Subhash. The movie didn't match expectation of the debut film and was rated below average.
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Raakh (1989)

13 Mar, 2018

The critically-acclaimed film 'Raakh' is a crime thriller, starring Aamir Khan and Supriya Pathak. Directed by Aditya Bhattacharya, it is a story of a poor, young man who avenges the humiliation of his former girlfriend by a gang of goons. The movie was a disaster after its release.
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Daulat Ki Jung (1992)

13 Mar, 2018

Inspired by Hollywood classic 'Mackenna's Gold', the romantic movie has Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles. It is another love story that shows how the young, madly-in-love couple fight the world to stay together. But sadly their chemistry didn't set the box office on fire, and sadly the movie was declared a 'flop'.
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Isi Ka Naam Zindagi (1992)

13 Mar, 2018

Directed by Kalidas, the movie is based in rural India during the British era. The Aamir Khan and Farha Naaz-starrer is a romantic family story of kindness against selfish desires which is based on an acclaimed Bengali play 'Sajano Bagaan' (The Arranged Garden) by Manoj Mitra.
The movie barely managed to engage the audience and was an instant flop.
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Aamir's other two releases 'Dangal' and 'Secret Superstar' did phenomenal business in China.

What are his expectations from "Thugs..." in the country?

"The China release will be happening next month, so let's see what happens," he said.

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